By Michael Patrick O’Brien– (Editor’s note: In 2023, the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky celebrates its 175th anniversary.) I have many nerdy traits. One is my unusual love for history…
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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– (Editor’s note: In 2023, the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky celebrates its 175th anniversary.) Like the rest of us, Trappist monks celebrate round number anniversaries with…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– (Editor’s note: In 2023, the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky celebrates its 175th anniversary.) I understand the concept of being there in person, or in spirit.…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– (Editor’s note: In 2023, the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky celebrates its 175th anniversary.) Gethsemani Abbey near Louisville, Kentucky celebrates its 175th anniversary this year. For…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– (Editor’s note: In 2023, the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky celebrates its 175th anniversary.) During an unusual boyhood that followed a difficult family divorce in the…